How high can grass roots grow?
Jewish Chronicle
Publication Date: September 11, 2014
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Community, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Writings
Here you can find a record of almost all my publications – from scholarly journal articles to newspaper articles – listed with the most recent first. In most cases there is either a downloadable pdf or a link to the publication itself. You can search by publication type (academic, non-academic, book reviews etc), by theme and by keyword. Enjoy!
Stop the Pretense: There’s No Consensus Among Diaspora Jews on Israel
Haaretz
Those attacking the mainstream institutions of UK Jewry for its stance during the Gaza conflict have come not just from the Israel-critical left - but also a newly combative and vocal pro-Israel bloc.
Publication Date: September 2, 2014
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Jewish Quarterly Summer 2014
Publication Date: August 2014
Theme: Jewish Quarterly, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Edited issues and publications
What British Jews really think about the Gaza conflict
The Guardian
The British Jewish community is often portrayed as being united on Israel – but opinion is far more complex and wide-ranging than that
Publication Date: July 23, 2014
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Jews are more common in sports than imagined. So is antisemitism
Jewish News
This summer brings a celebration of sports, starting with Euro 2024. But recent research from across Europe suggests that sports, and football in particular, can also serve as a petri dish for antisemitism
Publication Date: June 14, 2014
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Crossing Over
Jewish Quarterly
A walk around Jewish North London with 'deep topographer' Nick Papadimitriou
Publication Date: Summer 2014
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Jewish Journal of Sociology 56(1-2) 2014
Edited by and with an introduction by Keith Kahn-Harris
Publication Date: 2014
Theme: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Edited issues and publications
Jewish Quarterly Spring 2014
Publication Date: April 2014
Theme: Jewish Quarterly, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Edited issues and publications
The State of Jewish food today
Jewish Quarterly
A conversation over lunch with Eran Tibi, Michael Leventhal, Judy Jackson, Lara Smallman, Amy Beilin and Lindsey Bennett.
Publication Date: Spring 2014
Theme: Culture, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Why All the Incivility When It Comes to Talking about Israel?
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
A sociologist dissects the contentious relationship among Diaspora Jews when discussing Israeli politics.
Publication Date: April 14, 2014
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Civil Reactions
Jewish Quarterly
Three responses to Keith Kahn-Harris’s new book Uncivil War: The Israel Conflict in the Jewish Community, from David Hirsh, Jonathan Cummings and Stephen Frosh. [With introduction by me]
Publication Date: April 1, 2014
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
What we fight about when we fight about Israel
Times of Israel
Diaspora communities are addressing their internal conflicts through a Zionist lens
Publication Date: March 18, 2014
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Failing To Capture the Vibrancy of British Jewish Life
The Forward
Publication Date: March 13, 2014
Theme: Community, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Israel’s zero-sum game for the diaspora
Jewish Chronicle
Publication Date: March 3, 2014
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
The Most Powerful Politician in Alderney
This was intended to be the second chapter of the book 'The Best Waterskier in Luxembourg: Tales of Big Fish in Small Ponds' but, after completing it, the crowd-funding campaign with Unbound stalled. Surprisingly though, this chapter has been tracked down by citizens of Alderney, a number of whom told me I was spot on in my take on the island.
Publication Date: January 20, 2014
Theme: Small worlds, The Best Water Skier in Luxembourg
Category: Journalism and essays
Series: Metal Beyond Metal
Souciant
A series of posts from 2013 to 2014 in which I outline what 'Metal Beyond Metal' could look like.
Publication Date: January 17, 2014
Theme: Jews and Metal, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Journalism and essays
Metal Beyond Metal 7: Conclusion
Souciant
Publication Date: January 17, 2014
Theme: Metal Beyond Metal
Category: Journalism and essays
Metal Beyond Metal 6: Breaking Metal’s Boundaries
Souciant
Publication Date: January 10, 2014
Theme: Metal Beyond Metal
Category: Journalism and essays